CVE-2021-38617 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-38617 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/09/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-38617 Description

In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).